English words: M

1043 words under M; 601–700 on this page.

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• mine pronoun (mine); noun (a mine, mines); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Belonging to me: «That book is mine».
• miner noun (miner, miners)
  A miner is a person who digs under the ground to get coal, gold, metal or stones.
• mineral noun (a mineral, minerals); adjective…
  A natural, non-living solid substance found in rocks and the ground, like quartz, salt, gold or iron ore.
• mineralogist noun (a mineralogist, mineralogists)
  A scientist who studies minerals — the natural solid materials such as quartz, salt and gold that make up rocks.
• ming noun (Mandarin, pinyin; the Ming dynasty); name — not an…
  «Míng» means «bright» or «clear» in Mandarin Chinese and is part of words like «míngtiān» (tomorrow) and «míngzi» (name).
• mingle verb (mingle, mingles, mingled, mingling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To mingle is to mix things together so that the parts can no longer be told apart.
• mini adjective/prefix (mini — before a noun: a mini quiz); noun…
  Mini means very small or smaller than usual: a mini pizza, a mini test.
• miniature adjective (miniature); noun (a miniature, miniatures)
  Miniature means very small, a much smaller copy of something.
• minibus noun (a minibus, minibuses)
  A small bus that carries about 8 to 16 passengers.
• minim noun (a minim, minims)
  A note that lasts for two beats in common time; in the US it is called a «half note».
• minimalism noun (minimalism, uncountable)
  A style that uses very few, simple shapes, colours or notes, leaving out everything that is not needed.
• minimalist noun (a minimalist, minimalists); adjective (minimalist)
  Very simple, using as few things, shapes or decorations as possible: «a minimalist bedroom».
• minimisation noun (minimisation, uncountable); US spelling «minimization»
  Making something as small as possible: «the minimisation of waste».
• minimise verb…
  To make something as small or as little as possible: minimise the risk.
• minimum noun (a minimum, minimums or minima); adjective
  The smallest amount, number or level possible or allowed.
• minister noun (a minister, ministers); verb (minister to — formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A minister is a person in charge of a government department, such as the minister for education.
• ministry noun (a ministry, ministries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A government department led by a minister: the Ministry of Education.
• mink noun (a mink, mink or minks)
  A small, long, thin animal of the weasel family with dark brown fur, living near rivers and lakes and good at swimming and hunting.
• minoan adjective (Minoan); noun (a Minoan, Minoans)
  To do with the Minoans, an ancient Bronze Age civilisation on the Greek island of Crete, from about 3000 to 1100 BC.
• minor adjective (minor); noun (a minor, minors)
  Small or not very important; not serious: «a minor injury».
• minority noun (a minority, minorities; minority as an adjective)
  A minority is the smaller number or part of a group, less than half.
• minotaur noun, proper name (the Minotaur)
  The Minotaur is a monster in Greek myths with the body of a man and the head of a bull.
• minstrel noun (minstrel, minstrels)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A minstrel was, long ago, a singer or musician who travelled from place to place singing songs and telling tales.
• mint noun…
  Mint is a plant with a fresh, strong-tasting leaf used in cooking and in toothpaste.
• minty adjective (minty, mintier, mintiest)
  Tasting or smelling of mint, the plant used in sweets, toothpaste and gum.
• minus preposition (minus); noun (a minus, minuses); adjective…
  Minus means take away.
• minute noun (minute, minutes); adjective minute…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour.
• minx noun (minx, minxes) (old use, playful)
  A minx is a cheeky, sly girl who teases or behaves in a pert way; an old-fashioned name for a saucy girl.
• miracle noun (a miracle, miracles)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A wonderful event that seems impossible and that some people believe is done by God.
• miraculous adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Like a miracle; amazing and hard to explain: a miraculous escape.
• miraculously adverb
  In a way that seems like a miracle; so surprisingly lucky or wonderful that it cannot easily be explained.
• mirage noun (a mirage, mirages)
  A mirage is something you seem to see that is not really there, caused by hot air bending light, like a pool of water on a hot road or in…
• mire noun (mire, mires); verb (mire, mires, mired, miring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Mire is deep, wet mud or soft ground that sucks at your feet.
• mirror noun (a mirror, mirrors); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mirror is a piece of special glass with a shiny back in which you can see yourself and things behind you.
• mirth noun (mirth – uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Laughter, fun and great happiness, especially among a group of people.
• miry adjective (miry, mirier, miriest — literary)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very muddy and boggy; full of mire (deep, sticky mud).
• misadventure noun (a misadventure, misadventures; also uncountable)
  A bit of bad luck or an unlucky accident, often a small one.
• misapprehend verb…
  To understand something wrongly; to misunderstand.
• misapprehension noun (a misapprehension, misapprehensions)
  A wrong idea or a misunderstanding about something.
• misappropriation noun (misappropriation — uncountable); verb: misappropriate
  Misappropriation is taking money or property that was trusted to you and using it wrongly for yourself; it is a kind of stealing.
• misbehave verb (misbehave, misbehaves, misbehaved, misbehaving)
  To misbehave means to behave badly, to be naughty or not follow the rules.
• misbehaviour noun (misbehaviour — uncountable; US spelling misbehavior)
  Bad behaviour; doing things you know are not allowed.
• miscarriage noun (a miscarriage, miscarriages)
  When a baby growing inside its mother dies and comes out too early, long before it could live on its own.
• miscarry verbJewish tradition
  To lose a baby before it is born; also, in old speech, to fail.
• mischance noun (mischance, mischances)
  Mischance is bad luck, or an unlucky accident that happens by chance.
• mischief noun (mischief — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Mischief is naughty behaviour that is usually playful and not very harmful, like playing tricks.
• mischievous adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Liking to play tricks and cause small trouble in a playful way: a mischievous puppy.
• misconception noun (a misconception, misconceptions)
  A wrong idea or belief about something, often one that many people share because they misunderstood it.
• misconduct noun (misconduct — uncountable)
  Misconduct is bad or wrong behaviour, especially by a person at work or in a responsible job who breaks the rules.
• miscount verb (miscount, miscounts, miscounted, miscounting); noun…
  To count wrongly; to make a mistake when counting.
• miscreant noun (miscreant, miscreants)
  A miscreant is a wicked person or a villain who does bad deeds.
• misdeed noun (a misdeed, misdeeds)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A wrong or bad action, especially a crime or a breaking of rules.
• misdirection noun (misdirection — usually uncountable)
  Making people look at or think about the wrong thing so they don't notice what is really happening, used by magicians and tricksters.
• misdo verb…
  To do something wrongly or badly.
• miser noun (miser, misers)
  A miser is a person who hoards money and hates to spend it, even when he has plenty.
• miserable adjective (miserable, more miserable, most miserable)
  Miserable means very unhappy.
• miserably adverb
  In a very unhappy or wretched way; sadly and with misery.
• miserly adjective (miserly; more miserly, most miserly)
  Miserly means very unwilling to spend money or share things; stingy.
• misery noun (misery, miseries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Great unhappiness or suffering, in body or mind.
• misfortune noun (a misfortune, misfortunes; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Misfortune is bad luck.
• misgiving noun (misgivings)
  A misgiving is a worry or doubt that something will go wrong, or that a plan is not a good idea.
• mishap noun (mishaps)
  A mishap is a small accident or piece of bad luck that spoils a plan.
• misinformation noun (misinformation — uncountable)
  Wrong or false information, often spread by mistake.
• misinterpret verb (misinterprets, misinterpreted, misinterpreting)
  To misinterpret is to understand someone's words or actions in the wrong way.
• misjudge verb (misjudge, misjudges, misjudged, misjudging)
  To misjudge something is to guess wrongly about it, like an amount, a distance or a time.
• mislaid verb past form of mislay…
  Mislaid means put something somewhere and then could not find it.
• mislead verb (mislead, misleads, misled, misleading)
  To make someone believe something that is not true, by telling them wrong or unclear things.
• misleading adjective (misleading; more misleading, most misleading)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Giving people a wrong idea, even if not every word is a lie.
• mismatch noun (a mismatch, mismatches); verb…
  A situation where two things do not fit together or do not match: «a mismatch between the picture and the words».
• misnomer noun (a misnomer, misnomers)
  A name or word that is wrong or misleading for the thing it describes.
• misplaced verb form and adjective…
  Put somewhere and then not able to find it; lost for a while.
• misprint noun (a misprint, misprints); verb…
  A mistake in a printed text, such as a wrong letter, word or number.
• mispronounce verb…
  To say a word or a name in the wrong way, with the wrong sounds or the wrong stress.
• misquote verb (misquote, misquotes, misquoted, misquoting); noun…
  To repeat someone's words wrongly, either by mistake or on purpose to change their meaning.
• misread verb…
  To misread means to read something wrongly.
• misremember verb…
  To misremember something is to remember it wrongly.
• misremembered phrase…
  gave a false account, said something untrue — often to avoid saying «lied».
• misrepresent verb…
  To misrepresent someone or something means to describe them in a false or unfair way, so others get the wrong idea.
• misrepresentation noun…
  Giving a false or twisted picture of something, so people believe what is not true.
• miss verb (miss, misses, missed, missing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To miss is to fail to hit, catch or reach something: «I missed the ball».
• missed verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Missed means you did not hit or catch something: He missed the ball.
• missile noun (a missile, missiles)
  A weapon that flies through the air towards a target, often powered by a rocket and carrying explosives.
• missing adjective (missing); verb (-ing form of miss)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Missing means not there, lost, or not yet found.
• mission noun (a mission, missions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mission is an important job someone is sent to do, often far away, like a space mission or a rescue mission.
• missionary noun (a missionary, missionaries); adjective (missionary)
  A missionary is a person sent by a church or religion to another place to spread their faith, and often to run schools, hospitals or help…
• missis noun (missises)
  Missis is a spoken form of «missus»: a wife, or a polite way to speak to a woman.
• mississippian adjective (Mississippian); noun…
  A Mississippian is a person from the US state of Mississippi.
• missouri noun (Missouri) (a name)
  Missouri is a state in the middle of the USA.
• misspell verb…
  To misspell a word is to spell it wrongly.
• misspoke phrase…
  said something untrue or wrong — often to avoid admitting a lie.
• misstate verb (misstate, misstates, misstated, misstating)
  To say or write something wrongly or falsely, such as facts or numbers, by mistake or on purpose.
• misstatement noun (a misstatement, misstatements)
  A statement that is wrong or not exact, often by accident.
• misstep noun (a misstep, missteps)
  A wrong step when walking, which can make you trip or fall.
• missus noun (the missus, a missus)
  A man's way of talking about his wife or partner: the missus.
• missy noun (missy — informal, usually as a form of address)
  A way of speaking to a young girl, often in a playful, teasing or slightly cross way: «Listen, missy!».
• mist noun (mist, mists); verb (mist, mists, misted, misting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Lots of tiny drops of water in the air close to the ground, making it hard to see far; a thin kind of fog.
• mistake noun (a mistake, mistakes); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Something that is wrong, like a wrong answer or a wrong action.
• mistaken adjective (mistaken); also the past participle of «mistake»…
  Wrong in what you think or believe: «You are mistaken».
• mistakenly adverb (mistakenly)
  Because of a mistake; wrongly: «He mistakenly took my bag».
• mistletoe noun (no plural)
  Mistletoe is a plant with white berries that grows on the branches of trees; people hang it up at Christmas.

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